The E-Flat Porch Band to Perform at Panola College

Rudy Littrell and Duane Brown

Do you remember when friends and neighbors sat on the porch and entertained themselves
and each other by playing tunes and singing songs? Do you wish to return to those
days when the music was fresh and heartfelt? If so, then make plans to spend an evening
with the E-Flat Porch Band at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the Panola College Q. M.
Martin Auditorium. It is sure to boost your spirits and energize the start of your
weekend.

Rudy Littrell and Duane Brown’s “porch music” is played on acoustic instruments and
pays homage to our varied Texas musical roots. Their style is influenced by country
blues, Texas folk music, jazz and swing standards, and Depression Era country songwriters.
Guitar playing styles include finger picking and slide guitar. Other instruments include
the acoustic bass, Harmonica, cymbal and a drum-like instrument of their own design
made out of a wooden soda pop box. This is a small band with a big sound-up to eight
instruments will be heard simultaneously, along with harmonizing vocals.

A self-proclaimed “recovering percussionist,” Rudy Littrell has the coordination to
play four instruments at once – acoustic bass, harmonica, high hat and a wooden soda
pop box.

Duane Brown has been making music since he was a kid – strumming a broom and singing
Roger Miller tunes for neighbors. He has since advanced to guitar and harmonica.

“Rudy noticed that every time he hit an E-Flat, the porch would resound to that,”
said Brown’s wife and band publicist, Adah Leah Wolf. Thus, the E-Flat Porch Band
became the duo’s name.

The E-Flatters present an educational and entertaining introduction to folk music,
enabling the audience to understand and appreciate to folk roots of today’s music.
Through their original songs, they carry on a tradition of musical creativity at its
finest.

Panola College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees and certificates of completions. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Panola College.

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